championships and rank among the all-time best in Division III
history. She has already qualified for the NCAA outdoor nationals
(May 24-26 in Claremont, Calif.).
"Since Liz cleared the bar in her first meet, she's
been clearly focused on becoming one of the best at the Division
III level," says Rose-Hulman Track and Field Coach Larry Cole. "She
is a gifted athlete who has worked very hard to get maximum effort
and performance in every meet."

Future workouts may be focused on training to
compete in U.S. Olympic Track and Field Team trials.
"I would love to continue jumping after graduation
and qualify for the Olympic Trials down the road. I'm not ready to
end my track career. However, if I don't make it in the jumping
world, it's nice to have an engineering degree to fall back on,"
says Evans, a double major in mathematics and electrical
engineering. "My original plan was to graduate, work one or two
years, then go back to school and earn a master's degree. Those
plans could change if I go much higher over the next year and
a half.

The sky may be the limit for high jumper Elizabeth Evans and
hurdler Sutton Coleman as they continue two of the greatest
athletic careers in Rose-Hulman history.

This spring, the track and field athletes could
tie the school record for career All- American awards (six) and
once again stand on the awards podium at NCAA Division III
national championship events after being named the Heartland
Collegiate Athletic Conference's top track athletes.

And, the Olympics may also be
within reach.

The sleek Evans has become a dominant force in
high jumping at any collegiate level. The junior has won three
consecutive NCAA Division III national championships. Her winning
jump (5' 10½") at this year's indoor nationals would have
earned All-American honors with an eighth-place finish at the
Division I nationals.
Evans has three more opportunities to become the
first Rose-Hulman athlete to earn four career
national

If I have a chance, I want to take a shot at making the
Olympics."

Evans' 3.5 grade point average and athletic
accomplishments have also earned second-team Capital One Academic
All-American honors in 2011.

Coleman has cleared thousands of hurdles to join
Evans as a five-time All-American on the track. He also was a
four-year varsity letterman as a football receiver and special
teams player. It's not surprising that he was named this year's top
graduating athlete.

"Sutton has gotten the most out of his athletic
skills-as a track and football athlete," says Cole. "He's motivated
to be the best that he can be, and brings that attitude to perform
at his very best." Tips from his high school football and track
coaches brought Coleman to Rose- Hulman.

"I was pretty set on going to Virginia Tech,
where my dad went to school. My high school football coach told me
to consider Rose-Hulman because of its No. 1 reputation in
engineering," he says. "The football staff invited me to campus,
and I also met men's coach (Larry) Cole and the track and field
team. I thought I had more to prove in athletics and Rose-Hulman
would give me the opportunity."

Coleman won the high and intermediate hurdles
titles to help the Engineers earn their sixth Heartland Collegiate
Athletic Conference men's title.

The mechanical engineering major also has a
bright future, having accepted a position with Raytheon Space and
Airborne Systems in Los Angeles following graduation.

Evans and Coleman are part of a decorated
Rose-Hulman track and field history that includes 44 All-American
awards, eight individual national championships, and eight national
runnerup efforts.